A light breakfast will be served after the service.
Join others as we travel to the Alameda County Community Food Bank for an afternoon of sorting. We gather at church at 11:15 p.m., then carpool together for a lunch at In-N-Out. Our shift is from 12:30-3:30 pm, and we are back to church around 4:00 p.m. Questions: contact Rev. Jim Brommers Bergquist at church, or jim@orindachurch.org.
2nd Hour Forum: Travel tour -Israel, Jordan and Egypt.
Mike and Elisabeth Kersten will offer a one- hour slide show on their 3-week February tour of Israel, Jordan and Egypt.
The itinerary included Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Bethlehem Haifa, Caesarea, Capernaum, the Gholam Heights, Bethany, the Dead Sea, Masada, Amman, Petra, Luxor and Giza.
We have reserved units in Yosemite's rustic Housekeeping Camp---a cross between car-camping and a motel. Each unit/cabin sleeps up to 4 people. We reserved 15 cabins, $250 each.
This all-ages weekend includes fun free-time activities on Saturday, a Saturday night cocktail party (please bring an appetizer to share), and then fellowship and singing around the campfire. And a church service by the river on Sunday morning. To make reservations, please send a check made out to Orinda Community Church with "Yosemite" in the memo line. Please let us know how many people will be attending. Invite your friends to join us!
Showing of a film documentary made by a British undercover reporter for the Al Jazeera news agency. The film looks at how the Zionist Party in Israel uses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to influence the government through lobbying.
Join us in Fellowship Hall for a light supper, communion and music as we commemorate Jesus' last meal with the disciples.
We will provide the main dishes.
For our next Men's Group gathering, we will watch the film "The Bill Murray Stories" (just over an hour long), then discuss the ways that this great comedian points to how we might live in the moment - and how to bring mindfulness to each of our encounters.
Please join us for a special inaugural meeting of Women of Spirit, a monthly gathering of inclusive, curious women seeking connection, shared learning and growth with other women of diverse faith traditions. All are welcome!
Our Theme: Failing in Febrauary. Bring a friend!
Our first book is: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, with discussion The next will be Franny and Zoey by J.D. Salinger, with discussion on Sunday, March 24.
"The film follows Leonardo DiCaprio, the Academy Award-winning actor and United Nations Messenger of Peace, as he travels to five continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists, world leaders, activists and local residents to gain a deeper understanding of this complex issue and investigate concrete solutions to the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. The core issues represented in this journey are broken down into these categories: fossil fuels, methane gas, palm oil, geopolitical landscape and the U.S. political landscape."
The 80th Annual Meeting of The Orinda Community Church will take place after church in the Sanctuary.
No one can imagine what you are experiencing, but we want to offer you a meal and some time together. We also will try to help answer questions about Lamorinda.
Our annual celebration with crafts, food, and caroling.
We will take a further look at the works of Diane Butler-Bass (Grateful) and Robert Emmons (Gratitude Works and Thanks).
The Chancel Choir will give a special performance on Reformation Sunday, October 28, of Bach's Cantata # 80, Ein Feste Burg. Based on the Luther hymn, A Mighty Fortress is our God, the performance will feature our choir and soloists accompanied by a guest instrumental ensemble. Bring your friends!
We meet at Richard & Anne Long's house.
Books for the remainder of the year have yet to be chosen, but we will start our programming year with Convictions by Marcus Borg.
With each chapter embodying a distinct conviction, Borg writes provocatively and compellingly on the beliefs that can deeply ground us and guide us, such as: God is real and a mystery; salvation is more about this life than an afterlife; the Bible can be true without being literally true; Jesus's death on the cross matters-but not because he paid for our sins; God is passionate about justice and the poor; and to love God is to love like God.
Come to Fellowship Hall after worship and learn about the work of our many Committees and Ministry Teams.